Coin-operated printing-machine.



PATENTED MAY 15, 1906.

G. A. MOORE. COIN OPERATED FRINTING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 18, 1904.

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G. A. MOORE. OOIN OPERATED PRINTING MAOEINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18. 1904.

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G. A. MOORE. COIN OPERATED PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1904.

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GEORGE ALBERT hlUORE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSlGNOR TO THE CARD PRENTER COMPANY, OF NlllY YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK GQ'ZEN QPEFSA'FEE) PRlNTiNG-MACHiNE-L Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 1.8, 190d. Serial No. 213,073.

Patented May 15,1906.

The "i iol t invention thccxmsstrno tum cl u ifittClllllfi cinitannng printpaper, inking devices, and n, and having external 6 means, which print ng only be put into operation mechanism can to! the print any; and delivery or a (lLkSlgiltltGG number oi paints by the introduction of a coin.

.lteterring to the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 a side elevation of the machine embodying my invention, the inclosing case and certain other part being shown in section and other portions being represented as broken away for the better illustration of the mechanism. Fig. 2 is a front elevation oi the same with the lower half of the machine shown in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a few of the rackpulls by means of which the type-wheels are externally operated. Fig. 4 is a plan View of the entire machine and case.

The inclosing case of this machine is designated by the reference-nu.morals 1 2, 1 being the top and 2 the preferably transparentfront, 3 being the delivery-shelf, upon which the coin} letely-printed sheets or cards are delive 'i to th purchaser, and l being the coin-chute for the reception of the designated coins.

The ty 'ic-disiis are preferably twenty .in number ano journaled side by side upon the fixed bar 11!, terminally supported by the side frames 5, as shown in Fig. 2. Each type-disl-1 contains full set of alphabetic type characters upon its periphery, the same occupying less than one-half its circumfer-- once and being designated by the charactor-12 in Fig. l. The other hall of each typedisk is formed with spnr-tecth l5, internieshirig with a rack-l ar i 33, longitudinally movable beneath it, and said rack-bar is manipulated from the exterior of the machine-case by a rack-pull (shown in Figs; 1' and 3) comprising'a shank 17 18 and a finger-' piece 19, as hereinafter more fully described.

. I By pulling out said rack-pulls to various dlstanccs the type-disks are rotated to present the desired selection of type characters in a single line upon the topmost circumference of the disks, and hence in a position to meet the under surface of any card-paper which may be pressed down thereon. To retain these typo-disks in their selected position, each thereof is formed with a series of small holes 13, equal in number to the type characters on its periphery, and through such holes a slender rod is designed to be inserted.

To ink the selected type, the ink-roll 40 is.

provided, the same being loosclycarried by the light frame 41, pivoted at 42, eccentric to the bar 11, as shown in Fig. 1. This frame is formed with an arm 43, from which rigidly projects a pin 44, from the extremityv of.

which pin rises a connecting-rod ifift0 the vertically-movable.impressionv membenof the machine. As impression member descends in the operation of printing the inkroll is thereby swung forward and over'the selected type, inking the same as it passes,

and thence beyond to a position where it will not interfere with the further descent of the impression. member. said roll is returned to its original startingpoint.

It is of course necessary toprovide the slot 48 in the side frame 5 for the passage of the pin 44 fromthe frame member, which is lo} When the latter rises,-

cated within such frame-plates or side frames to the connecting-rod 45, which is external to the same. Y

To select the various type charactersfor printing any one name or other wordor set of words,-as, for

George A. Moorethe first type-disk is turned] by pulling upon the rack-pull 'until the letter G is uppermost, then the second disk isturned to present an B, then thethird to present an.-;G., and so on to theend of. the name, after the placing of each disk the rod 20 being moved along to enter the hole 13 therein immediately beneath the type character selected. Inasmuch as the front and sides of the machinecase are of glass, the

tycpe selected can be readily seen from the out? si a small strip of mirror 47 being provided p tor reversing'thecharacters and-so present-. mg them in a readable-shape to those unacexample, the name customed to printers" type. Such' mirror 1 canbe carried by the .1ight"f rame.,,4 1,.

thereby removed from contact with the inn pression member when the latter descends 7 On many accounts, however, it is preferable to locate a suitable array of alphabetical characters, as ].02, exterior to the case, by

,means of which and a small pointer connect ed with each rack-pull the latter, and hence the type-disks, can be properly arranged. v Themeans for operating the locking-rod ',eonsists' of the following: -Said rod is slidsupported in the tube 22 and is formed w 'f-a'n enlargement 21, from wnich a pin 23 projects through a slot in said tube into a notch 25 at the upper end of the lever or arm 24: This arm is rigid with the toothed seg- -ment 26, pivoted at 27 to the support 28, and

.said segment meshes with a pinion 35, fixed on the end of the shaft 34, which extends through the front2 to the exterior of the case.

On the outer end of said shaft is the pointer 32 and manipulating handle or knob 33. The parts are so arranged. that when this pointer is turned to any particular number on the .dial the extremity of the rod 20 will just penetrate a hole 13 in the type-disk 10, corresponding to such numberthat is, if the pointer is turned to the number 7, as shown in Fig. 2, the rod end will just enter the seventh type-disk from the left-hand'side.

The type-disk is designated by the number above its sl ot 101.

The impression me1nber .50 is vertically slidable on the frame-rods 7-8 and is operated by means of the shaft 51, pitman 5 2, and

crank-arm 53, any suitable means, as the crank-handle 59, being provided. at the exterior of the machine-case for the rotation of such shaft .by hand.

To lock this shaft, and

' hence the printing mechanism, against operation except upon the introduction of the deslgnated coin, said shaft is provided with the two. disks 54 and 56, the former being madewith ratchet-teeth throu hout its pebeing oppositely faced.

, engages the disk 54,rests thereon continuously gl agement with the disk 56. 0g

riphery and the other having only one or two such teeth, but the teeth in the two disks The pawl 55, which by gravity, so that theshaft 51 can only be turned one direction, while the lockingdog 57 is normally held either by gravity or a small spring (indicated in Fig. 1).from enflo hold this in engagement with said disk, there is provided ,the lever 60, rigid with the shaft 6 1,.Iand with its horizontal section provided with the pin 63. When the upper arm of this bell crank lever 60 is moved toward the notcheddisk56, said pin is carried down into eng a' ement with the notch 66 of the upper 1 of the locking-lever 65, pivoted. at 68 leng}? I v to t e-coin-chute 4. and whose lower extrem ity67 is bent toward said chute. VVnen said pin is thus brought into the field of said notch,

the lowers'ection of the lockingdever swings within the coin-chute by gravity and said seaeie the dog 57, which swings away from the disk.

56, and hence leaves the impression member free to be operated. To hmlt the impres- 1 sions to a certain specified number, I journal on the impression member 50 a ratchet-wheel 70, formed with as many teeth as the designated number of prints to be made for one,

coin. Rigid with the frame-head 9 is a depending plate 7 3, carrying a pawl 72, swinging between stops and elastically ressed notch locks said pin and hence the bell-crank toward the ratchet-Wheel 70 by a lea -spring 74. Fixed to the face'of this wheel is a cam 71, which at the end of a complete revolution of said Wheel will meet the arm 62, which is fixed on the shaft 61, and thereb raise said arm, and so cause the bell-crank ever 60 to swing over to present the pin 63 to the notch 66 and push the dog 57 into engagement with the disk 56. This will of course immediately terminate further motion of the printing mechanism until another coin has beeninserted. This intermittent rotation of said wheel 70 is caused by the contact of its teeth with the pawl 7 2 as the impression member 50 rises to its topmost position, ten movements of the said member roducin an entire revolution of a ten-toot ed whee The cardboard of suitable thinness or other paper to be rin-ted u on is nrovided in a long strip and fed by means of eed-rollers 81; arranged to operate as the impression member" is'rrising. This paper is of a width to equal the lengtlrof the cards to be printed, it being cut in sections of suitable width at the end of the. upward movement of the impression member, so that the action of the feed-rolls first throws forward the section of paper just printed and then the shears sever the same from the rest of the paper and deliver it to the delivery-shelf 3. The operation of the feed-rolls S1 is accomplished by the rack 83, rigidly supported by the side frame 5 and meshing with the pinion 82, and the pawl and ratchet .85 84 serving to-convert the reverse turnings of the pinion 82 into an' The shears comprise the blade 90, coacting with a' com, panion blade 91 and yieldingly held out of intermittent rotation forward.

contact with the latter by the leaf-springs 92, both blades being carried by the impres- Just before said member reaches the upper extremity of its stroke the sion member.

,92, held by the posts 8, and

blade 90 meets the hired sbutments or stops so produces the shearing action which severs the paper and permits the printed cord to slide (I own to the 1 3-the,t is, I provide ench rack with a vertic e-l descending arm 17, having a lateral elbow at its lower end, to which is fastened the for werdly-reoching shank 18. By increasing the lengths oi such urine for the central racks and increasing lengths of the elbows for the outer rocks the desired greater distance between the shanks, and hence between the linger-pieces, is easily obtained,

- As shown in Fig. 4-, the machine-case is provided with e shelf or plate G, which is formed with parallel slots 101, up through which project the iingecpieces 19 and along which the latter are movable. At the sides of more or less of those slots are. inscribed al.- phabetic characters 192, so arranged in reletion to the finger-pieces that when any one of the letter is brought out into alinement with any particular letter the type disk connected with such finger-piece will present the same letter to the-properpoin't for printing.

What i claim as my invention, and for which desire Letters Patent, is as follows,

- onc impression of the matter s to Wit:

1. A printii g-mochine composed of a plu relity of type-carrying devices, each contsining substantially an entire alphabet, an impression member cooperating withthe some, inking devices, means for presenting material to be printed on thereby end for deliver iug the some in separate slips each containing up on said type-corrying devices, and o lock uutomstically. terminating further operations of the machine upon the printing 11ml delivery of s predetern'iined plural nu iber oi said slips.

2. A printing-machine comprising devices for setting up it line of type, an impression member cooperating therewi' i, inking devices, means for presenting a length. of paper and cutting the same into duplicate lengths correspondmg in number to the printing operations of the machine, and e lockmitomst icolly acting to terminate further printing after a predetermined plural number of im pressions.

3. A printing-msichinc comprising devices for setting up nv line of type, an. impression member cooperating therewith, inkin devices, paper feeding, cutting and delivery mechanism, and a lock automatically acting to terminate further operation after :1, predetermined plural number of prints have been made end delivered.

' pawl 4, A printing-machine comprising typeselecting devices, a reciu'ocating impression member, type-inking evices operated by the movement of said member toward the type, paper-feeding mechanism operated by the opposite motion of said member, a. paper,

cutter operated by the latter part of this lastnamed motion, and a locking device for said member automatically acting after a predetermined plural number of movements of said impression member.

5. The combination With-s reciprocating impression member and a lock therefor, of :1 toothed wheel carried by said member, on

srm rigid Withssid wheel and constructed to engs-qe said look at a designated point 111 said wheels rotation and put the same into control of said impression member, and a fixed constructed to be met by the teeth of said Wheel and to thereby intermittently rotote the letter.

6. The combination with a reciproceting member end it shaft for its actuation, of it ratchet-disk fixed on said shaft, a pawl engag ing said disk, a second disk fixed on said shaft and having one or more notches in its periph-v cry, a dog normally out of engagement with. said notched disk, a lever constructed to hold said dog in engagement with said notched disk, a lock for said lever, and means opereted by at predetermined number of movements of said reciprocating member for forcing said lever into the control of said lock and for moving said dog into engagement with said notched disk.

7. The combination with a) cylindrical printing-surface and an impression member cooperating therewith, of a swinging frame mounted slightly eccentric to said cylin dricel printing-surface, an inking-roll loosely carried by said frame normally out oi? contact with the printing-surface, and means operating said frame by the reciprocation of said impression member roll into contact with-the printing-line of said surface and then beyond and out of the way oi the impression member when the latter meets the printing-surface.

8.".lhc combination with a printing-sin face and it frame provided with a plurality of vertical rods, an impression member slideble on said rods, a shaft having means for its rotstion and re volu bly supported by said. frame, a ratchet-Wheel fixed on said shaft, a fixed pawl engaging with said rel chet-wheel to prevent :i backward turn to said shaft, a crank arm fixed on said shaft, and n pitman between said. crank-arm and impression member.

9. in a, printing-In:ichinc, the combination of it series of type-disks mounted side by side, a closed case for said ports, extcrnolkoys for individually setting said disks, :1 rod movable in supports parallel with the axis of said disks, and external means for its operation; said disks having each n row of openings concern to carry said inking trio with its center corresponding in 'nurnbe'r and arrangement with the type on its periphery; whereby, as each disk is set to present a determined character, said rod is advanced to enter one of the holes therein and thereby locks it against displacement.

10. Ina printing-machine, the combination of-a series of type-disks mountedside by side, a closed' case for said parts, external means for'individually setting said disks, a rod longitudinally movable in supports parallel with the axis of said disks, an external pointer connected with said rod for its operation, and a dial provided with characters designating each of said disks; each of said disks having a row of' openings concentric withits axis andcorresponding in number and arrangement with the type on its periphery; whereby, as each disk is set to present determined character on its periphery, said pointer is turned to the proper character on said dial to. cause said rod to enter an open ing in such disk and thereby lock it in posi- :tion,

'11. In a printing-machine, thecomhina tion of a series of type-disks mounted on a common aX1s,'each having a row of openings concentric with such axis and corresponding 12. In a printing-machine, the comhination of a'series of comparatively thin typedipks mounted side by side'on a common axis,

each disk having type upon a portion of its periphery and gearteeth upon the remainder thereof, a rack for each disk, a shelf having parallel slots through it at substantial distances apart, .keys rising through said slots,

and rigid connections between said keys and racks; said connections being offset as described to avoid mutual interference.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing invention I have hereunto set my hand this 17th"day of June, 1904.

GEORGE ALBERT, MOORE.

Witnesses I'IENRY W. SPAR-LING, OLUF C. JENSEN: 

